Thursday, November 4, 2010

Lightning vs. Kings; A Potential Finals Match, Perhaps?


The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Los Angeles Kings. Is this a potential Stanley Cup Finals match or not? Or me, it should be the Finals. Well, too bad it isn't...yet. But this preview game tonight might tell us that if it is a Finals match who is better matched in this game.
The Lightning are coming off an overtime loss to Anaheim last night where Steven Stamkos scored one of two goals for the Lightning, but he'll have to be better than that tonight if he's planning on beating the top team in the Western Conference right now, the Los Angeles Kings.
Oh, and I forgot. This is a match between the two top teams in their conferences. The Lightning are tied with the Capitals for the top of the Eastern Conference, while the Kings hold the top spot in the Western Conference with sixteen points.
The Kings have won all its home games so far with a 4-0-0 record. They'll look to make it 5-0-0 tonight against the Lightning, but they had better watch out, because the Lightning are also fighting and they got premier players on their team like Steven Stamkos and Martin St. Louis.
However, the Kings have not played since last Saturday and even though they got plenty of rest, the Lightning just played and they'll look to get back on track at STAPLES. After all, the Lightning are 5-0-0 with two ties in Los Angeles since November 6, 1997.
But Tampa Bay has to face an uphill battle. Drew Doughty and Scott Parse are expected back in the lineup tonight and that's what the Lightning will have to face tonight, as well as Anze Kopitar, Jonathan Quick, and the other stupendous members of LA's team this year.
Fortunately for me, I'll be on hand at STAPLES tonight to see this premiere teams go at it. It's a one-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see two premiere teams battle it out. What do I expect from these two teams? A lot of hitting. A lot of cross-checking and perhaps a lot of penalties to go with those cross-checkings. I think there's going to be a few goals, but I think the goaltending matchups are going to be dominant tonight.
Tonight's game should be one of the good games this year. These teams battling it out in front of a sellout crowd and it should be pleasing. Will the Lightning get back on track after a bad overtime loss in Anaheim? Will the Kings keep their home streak intact and move to 5-0-0 at home on the season? Watch this exciting matchup tonight at 7:30pm on Fox Sports West. See for yourself who has the advantage and maybe it will be a Finals match.

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